A federal audit says the U.S. government improperly contributed tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to help California water districts plan for a massive project to ship the state's water from north to south

Past disasters show that for small businesses, a recovery from hurricanes can take years _ if they can rebound at all

The nation's largest oil refinery is starting its reboot after shutting down ahead of Harvey's onslaught

A San Francisco supervisor is calling for a tax on robots, saying the money should go to help people who lose their jobs to automation

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Congress needs to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with an increase in the nation's borrowing limit

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is calling on Congress to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with a contentious increase in the nation's debt limit

Trump asks Congress for an initial $7.9 billion in Harvey aid with much more likely as the depth of the disaster is discovered

President Donald Trump has sent lawmakers a $7.9 billion request for an initial down payment for Harvey relief and recovery efforts

An initial $5.9 billion down payment in Harvey recovery aid will head for congressional passage as early as next week _ and it looks likely to be the vehicle to increase the federal debt limit to stave off default